Japan sets up new panel for national security
Japan on Wednesday created a National Security Council, giving the prime minister’s office greater authority over security matters. The law approved by parliament would give Premier Shinzo Abe more control over foreign and defence policy, amid emerging security threats in Asia, reports said. The... read more »
Kerala CPI-M plenum for introspection, says Karat
Palakkad – Inaugurating the three-day meeting of the Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist here Wednesday, party general secretary Prakash Karat said the plenum would serve as an occasion for introspection. He said the plenum would be a means of strengthening and improving the... read more »
Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily
Dhaka – The Bangladesh poll schedule “cannot be said to have been properly thought through”, said a leading daily which observed that the announcement was made in “undue haste”. Chief Election Comm! issioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin has “surprised the nation Monday... read more »
Kanchi seers, all accused let off in Sankararaman murder
Chennai – A Puducherry court Wedne! sday acquitted all the accused in the high-profile Sankararaman murder ! case in which two seers of Kanchipuram Sankara Mutt Jayendra Saraswathi and Vijayendra Saraswathi are the prime accused. The judgment was delivered by Puducherry Principal District and... read more »
Hamid Karzai refuses to budge from delaying U.S. security pact
London – The Afghanistan president has refused to budge from his decision to delay signing the security deal till next year in a meeting with the U.S. envoy. U.S. national security... read more »
I was little too pudgy in my teens: Aniston
Los Angeles – Actress Jennifer Aniston says she never took good care of her hair during her teenage years and experimented with hair colours. The 44-year-old, who started the... read more »
Germany, US agree on efforts to rebuild trust
Berlin – The US and German politicians agreed on efforts to rebuild trust during the visit by a delegation of US lawmakers led by senator Christ Murphy in Berlin Monday. German... read more »
18 killed, 44 wounded in Iraq attacks
Baghdad – At least 18 people were killed and 44 wounded in a wave of violent attacks in Iraq Monday. A roadside bomb exploded near a market in Baghdad’s Sadriya area in the... read more »
Saudi Arabia hails agreement on Iran n-power
Riyadh – The Saudi cabinet announced Monday that the Geneva agreement between world powers and Iran was a comprehe! nsive solution to the Iranian nuclear dispute, a media report said. The... read more »
